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Friday, February 17, 2017

Stay Report: Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel (February 2017)

For our last night in Amsterdam, we decided to stay near the
airport as both of us had flights early in the morning the next day. We had a choice between either staying in the
city and getting up early to leave for
the airport, or stay near the airport and get some additional sleep - we choose
the later. Our plan was to leave our
luggage in our hotel located in the city, go sightseeing, and then head to the
airport hotel that night.

There are many hotels near Amsterdam Schipol airport - many
are near the airport but there are three that are connected to the airport: the
Hilton, the Sheraton, and the Mercure.
According to the reviews, the Sheraton is the one that is most centrally
connected to the terminal (2-3 minute walk); the Mercure is located after
security in the transit area (so has a lot of restrictions); and the Hilton is
located a bit further from the terminal (5-10 minute). Based on the reviews and information, we
decided to book the Sheraton Amsterdam Airport hotel.

We had taken the bus directly from the city center to the
airport. The bus drops you off at Plaza
Park 2 and from there you enter into the departures area. You can see the Sheraton from Plaza Park 2,
but the entrance is through the departures zone. From the departures zone, you take a travellator
that connects you to a bridge. The bridge
ultimate leads to a parking garage, but in the middle of the bridge is the
entrance to the Sheraton.

You enter into the lobby area which has a nice open atrium with
lots of windows and makes the place look very big. As soon as you enter the lobby, on your left
is the ‘business center’ with computer access (which is extremely slow) and
some couches. Further ahead in the lobby
are the check-in desks. Check-in was
smooth and quick and we received our key to the room. We were on the 6th floor and the
elevators were located opposite to the check-in desk. In between the elevators and the check-in
desk was the fitness center as well as the SPG check-in desk. We took the elevators to our room.

The 6th floor is an SPG floor which meant that
one side had access to the SPG lounge while the other side did not. Both sides had access to refreshment area
which included free coffee. We went to
our room which was overlooking the atrium.

As you entered into the room, on your left was the entrance
to the bathroom and on the right were the closets. The closets contained an iron, an ironing
board and a safe. Even though the
bathroom was pretty big, with a nice tub and long sink, the shower were pretty
small comparatively. The bathroom also
contained nice Sheraton toiletries. Further ahead in the room, on the left hand
side were the two beds which were situated near each other. Next to each bed was a nightstand. The beds themselves were very comfortable and
provided a really nice sleep.

Across from the bed was a chest with drawers on the bottom
and the TV on top. The chest also
contained a fridge and the minibar. Between the bed and the window was a
chair. Overall the room size was very
generous, and felt more like an American-size room versus the smaller
European-size room.

The hotel had two restaurants, one on the bottom floor and
one next to the lobby. There was also a
fitness center, which again was very large and provided a lot of nice
equipment. As an SPG member, free wifi
was included but it was generally slow and always asked for the login.

Overall, it was a nice stay at the hotel. The location was very good as the hotel is
connected to the departure zone through a walkway, so it’s a 2-3 minute walk
from the hotel to the departure zone.
The room size and bathroom size were also nice. Negatives included slow in-room access and slow
internet access in the business center.